Color profile question

On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:05:44 -0500, "mark_digital©"
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"Mike Russell" -MOVE wrote in message
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"Nathan Gutman" wrote in message
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Using WinXP SP2. A friend sent me an ICM file which resulted from
calibrating his monitor. Can I use it on my monitor to see what he sees
on his?
If this is possible then please be specific as I am a complete newbie on
this.

Hi Nathan,

The only time installing your friend's profile for your display would work
is if you had identical monitors, calibration equipment, and display
cards. There are other ways to get what you want. If you both calibrate
to the same color temperature (6500K default) and gamma (2.2 default), you
will get as close to a perfect match on your screens as possible.

BTW it says something about the state of color management that, so far
anyway, you've received 5 (6 counting mine) completely different and
authoritative answers to your question. We've got a way to go before
color management becomes easy and automatic.
--

Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com/forum/



You see 6? I don't see 6.

Here is number 7

After reading Real World Color Managment Second Edition, I am
learning. OK your monitor is X and you have an ICC file for your
monitor that is a start but buying a device like a huey or other
monitor calibration device is better. My Huey Panitone is a peice of
hardware that you actually stick on your monitor it runs colors from
software and creates a profile of your monitor. That does supposidly
match your monitor to the colors you see from your digital image but
as stated its for your monitor not anyone elses. I do know that LCD,
vs CRT monitors are hugely different also. But as stated if your
freinds monitor is calibrated and your is also then what you both see
should be pretty close. Oh this Huey also is constatnly adjusting the
monitor for ambient room lighting, a bit much but hey I guess they are
serious.